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Sweating, also known as perspiration, is the production and release of a salt-based liquid substance from the [[ | Sweating, also known as perspiration, is the production and release of a salt-based liquid substance from the [[Sweat glands|sweat glands]] in the body<ref>https://www.healthline.com/health/sweating#causes</ref>. This is an essential bodily process for temperature regulation and for maintaining [[Homeostasis|homeostasis]]<ref>https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/principles-of-physiology/metabolism-and-thermoregulation/a/animal-temperature-regulation-strategies</ref>. | ||
The two types of [[ | The two types of [[Sweat glands|sweat glands]] in the body are apocrine and eccrine<ref>https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/men/sweating-odor/what-is-in-sweat.htm</ref>. | ||
Sweating occurs regularly in the body, however, some people might experience too much sweating which is known as hyperhidrosis whereas others may experience too little sweating, known as anhidrosis<ref>https://medlineplus.gov/sweat.html</ref>. <u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike> | Sweating occurs regularly in the body, however, some people might experience too much sweating which is known as hyperhidrosis whereas others may experience too little sweating, known as anhidrosis<ref>https://medlineplus.gov/sweat.html</ref>. <u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 20 October 2018
Sweating, also known as perspiration, is the production and release of a salt-based liquid substance from the sweat glands in the body[1]. This is an essential bodily process for temperature regulation and for maintaining homeostasis[2].
The two types of sweat glands in the body are apocrine and eccrine[3].
Sweating occurs regularly in the body, however, some people might experience too much sweating which is known as hyperhidrosis whereas others may experience too little sweating, known as anhidrosis[4].
References
- ↑ https://www.healthline.com/health/sweating#causes
- ↑ https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/principles-of-physiology/metabolism-and-thermoregulation/a/animal-temperature-regulation-strategies
- ↑ https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/men/sweating-odor/what-is-in-sweat.htm
- ↑ https://medlineplus.gov/sweat.html